April 10, 2010

Final Stats

Texas A&M International University wrapped up a three-game series sweep of St. Edward's with a 5-2 win over the Hilltoppers on Saturday afternoon at Diane Daniels Field in Austin. The win puts TAMIU in first place in the Heartland Conference standings with a 14-1 league record, one game ahead of second place St. Mary's.

TAMIU (20-23 overall) sent 10 batters to the plate in a four-run second inning. The Dustdevils recorded two hits in that frame, both singles, but were aided by five walks and one hit batter.

Briana Sánchez drove in the first run with a bases loaded walk. The next batter, Angel Montejano, then contributed a two RBI single to push the lead to 3-0. Sánchez scored the final run of the inning on a passed ball.

Sánchez scored on a RBI double by Victoria Beltrán in the top of the seventh inning to provide the Dustdevils a 5-0 lead. SEU (24-17, 11-3) rallied with two runs in the bottom of the seventh but the game ended on a ground out to second by Miranda Yeager with runners on second and third base.

Beltrán (9-8) earned the win for the Dustdevils with her team-leading ninth complete-game effort of the season. She allowed one earned run on 10 hits with three strikeouts and three walks in 7.0 innings.

TAMIU will host Texas A&M-Kingsville in a non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday before returning to Heartland Conference play with a home three-game series against Incarnate Word next Friday and Saturday.